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Buy molding from your local chain hardware store, as well as, a midor box kit (which comes with a saw). Cut to your specific size and use wood glue on the corners. The most important part is predrilling nail holes to hang it because the wood will split. Then choose the artsy picture you would like to display and any corner is complete.

I didn't want too much uniformity so I tried to choose a mixture of sizes, painted the frames and mattes, and even added fabric for a little interest.

Who likes those gold standard chandeliers that come in every apartment or house?!

No one.. so i wanted to see if I could transform it.

First: Remove the bulbs and unattach it from the ceiling.

Part of me wanted to be able to reattach it and reuse in the dining room

but the wires weren't long enough to hang it over the table.

Next: Take apart the pieces and individually sand the metal so that the spray paint can be absorbed. Then spray Rust Oleum glossy (black in this case) evenly over the entire lamp. If you hang it to paint it is much easier to get an even look all the way around.

Using one of these is really handy for no getting paint all over you hands and cheap, $3!

Also, remember that if you want the chain to match to spray it hanging and then flip and do the same for no spots.

Then: When it is dry completely put the pieces back together and hang in the house. I repurposed mine to be a candleabra which turned out pretty good as you can see.

Finding candles that fit are more difficult because the holes are smaller, but we tried shaving a bit off the end and turning them upside down since the wick was on both sides.